Ron DeSantis Pushes Coastal ‘Resilience’ While Doing Little To Tackle Climate Change
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media about the cruise industry during a press conference at PortMiami in April. DeSantis faces criticism for failing
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Twin tornadoes tear perfectly parallel tracks through Mississippi during deadly ‘superstorm’ — Earth from space
A satellite photo from March shows a pair of parallel tornado tracks in Mississippi, leftover from a deadly storm system that spawned over 100 twisters
Has America’s obesity rate plateaued?
Some recent national numbers suggest the obesity rate has plateaued or even declined. Experts are skeptical.
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Monday, Nov. 24, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
3,000 steps per day might slow Alzheimer’s disease
In people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers linked minimal to moderate physical activity to a 3-to 7-year delay in cognitive symptoms.
Study links GLP-1 use to some pregnancy risks — but the study has key caveats
A new study hints that pregnant people who have previously taken drugs like Ozempic may face a higher risk of certain poor pregnancy outcomes. But
James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest, most distant supermassive black hole ever seen
The James Webb telescope may have detected the universe’s earliest and most distant known black hole at the heart of galaxy GHZ2, revealing how the
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh moved another ruler’s body and stole his tomb, hundreds of funerary figurines suggest
Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh’s tomb.
A bowhead whale’s DNA offers clues to fight cancer
Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale. (Image
‘Butt breathing’ could help people who can’t get oxygen the regular way
Takanori Takebe’s strange investigation into whether humans can use the gut for breathing has surprisingly sentimental origins: helping his dad.
Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them
The grisly infrared camera footage records a never-before-seen hunting tactic. It may have implications for bat conservation.
Woolly mammoths fight off attacking saber-toothed cats in stunning new ‘Prehistoric Planet’ clip
A clip from the upcoming series “Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age” shows how iconic ice age creatures adapted to their changing environment as temperatures rose and
Neanderthals cannibalized ‘outsider’ women and children 45,000 years ago at cave in Belgium
Fragmented Neanderthal bones discovered in a cave in Belgium show that one group cannibalized the women and children of another group.
A decade-long chimp war ended in a baby boom for the victors, scientists discover
A deadly conflict between rival groups of chimpanzees in Uganda led to comprehensive victory and a bounty of territory and food — does it show